Probang(?), whalebone, by Weiss of London, 19th ce

Made:: 1801-1900 in London

maker:: Weiss, John

Probang(?), whalebone, by Weiss of London, 19th century

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Probang(?), whalebone, by Weiss of London, 19th century

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Category:: Surgery

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A620687

Materials:: whalebone

type:: probangs

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Probang(?), whalebone, by Weiss of London, 19th ce

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